Accounting Major

RBS Core Courses

Business Core
Course CreditsNotes and Prerequisites
33:010:275 Intro. to Managerial Accounting3pre-req: 33:010:272
33:011:300 Business Forum2 
33:010:458 Accounting Information Systems3pre-req: 33:010:272
33:136:385 Statistical Methods in Business3 
33:136:386 Operations Management3 
33:140:320 Business Law I3 
33:390:300 Financial Management OR 33:390:310 Financial Management for Finance Majors333:390:310 required if double majoring in Finance or declaring a Finance Concentration
33:620:301 Intro to Management3 
33:620:302 Management Skills3 
33:620:492 Business Policy and Strategy3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310, 33:620:301, 33:630:301; senior year only
33:630:301 Intro. to Marketing3 
33:799:301 Intro. to Supply Chain Management3 
Credit Total35 

Required Courses for students admitted after Fall 2022

Required Accounting Courses
Course Credits Notes and Prerequisites
33:010:325 Intermediate Accounting I 3 pre-req: 33:010:272
33:010:458 Accounting Information Systems (3) fulfilled in business core requirement, pre-req: 33:010:272
33:010:326 Intermediate Accounting II 3 pre-req: 33:010:325
33:010:451 Cost Accounting 3 pre-req: 33:010:275
33:010:415 Concepts of Auditing 3 pre-req: 33:010:325
33:010:421 Income Tax Accounting 3 pre-req: 33:010:325
33:010:401 Advanced Accounting 3 pre-req: 33:010:326
33:010:416 Audit Analytics 3 pre-req: 33:010:415
33:010:422 Topics in Income Taxation 3 33:010:421
Credit Total 24  

Required Courses for students admitted prior to Fall 2022

Required Accounting Courses
Course Credits Notes and Prerequisites
33:010:325 Intermediate Accounting I 3 pre-req: 33:010:272
33:010:458 Accounting Information Systems (3) fulfilled in business core requirement, pre-req: 33:010:272
33:010:326 Intermediate Accounting II 3 pre-req: 33:010:325
33:010:451 Cost Accounting 3 pre-req: 33:010:275
33:010:415 Concepts of Auditing 3 pre-req: 33:010:325
33:010:421 Income Tax Accounting 3 pre-req: 33:010:325
33:010:401 Advanced Accounting 3 pre-req: 33:010:326
33:010:416 Audit Analytics 3 pre-req: 33:010:415
Credit Total 21  

Accounting Major Special Notes

  • In order to declare Accounting as a major, you must earn a grade of B or better in Intro to Financial Accounting, 33:010:272.
  • Starting in Summer 2024, 33:390:310 Financial Management for Finance majors will not be offered. All RBS students will take 33:390:300 Financial Management regardless of major. A grade of B or higher will be required in 33:390:300 to declare the finance major or finance concentration and to take any additional courses in the finance department.
  • If you major in Accounting as your first, second or third major, you are required to take 33:010:458 Accounting Information System and 33:140:320 Business Law I. You will not earn credit for taking 33:136:370 Management Information System. You can earn credit towards graduation if you take 33:522:334 Business Ethics but it will not fulfill a major requirement.
  • Students with more than one Business School major may only double count one RBS course between those majors.